Pad of continuous stationery



Jan. 22, 1952 F, Q SEXTQN 2,583,064

FAD. 0F CONTINUOUS STATIONERY Filed NOV. 5. 1.947

Patented Jan. 22, 1952 PAD OF CONTINUOUS STATIONERY Francis George Sexton, London, England, as-

signor to W. H. Smith & Son Limited, London, England, a British company Application November 5, 1947, Serial No. 784,164 In. Great Britain June 19, 1947 This invention relates to pads of so-called continuous stationery of the kind in `which a :length of paper is fcldedinto zig-zig form` to constitute the pack and is particularly (but not exclusively) concerned with manifolding pads of this kind in which two or more strips are foldedA together in zig-zag for-rn.` Usually, the strips are perforated or otherwise weakened along transverse lines at the folds and the strips may be provided with printed forms or other printed matter repeated after each fold so that after inscription the strips may be divided into separate forms or printed sheets along the lines of weakening. Pads of this kind are especially suitable for use in autographic registers. Manifolding pads of this kind may have interleaved strips bearing transfer material (e. g. carbon or like paper) or they may have transfer material applied to the Whole of one face of one or more of the strips or other selected areas of the face or they may be used with separate transfer strips or sheets attached to the autographic register or other machine in which the pads are used and interleaved between the several strips at the writing position.

A difficulty which arises with zig-zag folded pads of the above kind is that unless they are carefully handled the zig-zag layers are apt to slip and the pad or a portion of it may come unfolded. It has already been proposed to avoid this diiculty by securing the layers of the pad together by adhesive applied to one side' face or a part of the side face of the pad. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved means of avoiding this diiculty.

The invention consists in a zig-zag folded continuous stationery pad of the kind described in which the strip or each strip is provided with a longitudinally extending line of weakening (e. g. perforations or spaced slits) adjacent to one edge and the edge portions of the successive layers of the strip or strips outside the longitudinal weakening line are secured together to form a stub from which the strip or strips may be removed by tearing along the line of weaking.

In the preferred form of the invention the successive layers are secured together by stapling. for example, there may be three staples spaced in the length of the stub portion.

The strip, or strips, may be provided with feeding perforations for engagement by feeding devices incorporated in an autcgraphic register or other writing machine with which the pad is to be used.

Two specific embodiments of pads according to the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings, in which the two figures represent perspective views of the two embodiments respectively.

In the embodiment shown in Figure 1, the pad I is composed of two continuous strips 2, 3 of paper folded together into interleaved zig-zag form, the strips being provided with transverse lines of weakening 4 (by perforation) at the folds and also longitudinal lines ef weakening 5 adjacent to one edge. The edges of the strips outside the weakening lines 5 are secured together by three staples 6 to form a stub 1. Each strip is provided with two rows of feeding perforations, one row being adjacent to the weakening line 5 on the side thereof remote from the stub portion and the other row adjacent to the opposite edge of the strip so that the strips when separated from the stub for feeding through the autographic register or other writing machine with which the pad is to be used bear a row of feeding perforations adjacent to each edge for engagement by pin-type feeding devices incorporated in the machine. It is within the invention to modify the arrangement just described by providing only one row of feeding perfcrations. Each length of the strips between successive transverse lines of weakening is printed Iwith a form letter-heading or the like. It is intended that, the strips shall be used in conjunction with an interleaved web or sheet of carbon paper or other transfer material at the writing position of the machine so that duplicate entries may be made on the two strips and that after the entries have been made at least one of the strips should then be severed into successive forms or sheets by tearing at the transverse lines 4.

The embodiment shown in" Figure 2 differs from that just described in that a strip of transfer paper IU is interleaved between two form strips Il, I2 and that the marginal perforations 8 are replaced by a pair of holes i3 near the leading edge of each form or sheet length, the holes being arranged to engage, once each form or sheet length, with a pair of feeding pins or to serve as stop means on a frictional feeding arrangement.

In use the pad provided by the invention is inserted into the supply compartment of an autographic register or like machine, a length of the strip or strips is separated from the stub portion, is threaded over the writing platen of the machine and is engaged by the pinwheel or other feeding device of the machine. As entries are made on successive form lengths of the strips and the lengths issued from the machine fresh lengths are separated from the stub portion and fed to the writing platen. If desired one strip may be retained after inscription in a locked record compartment in the machine and be refolded therein. The supply compartment of the machine may be provided with a clip or clamp for the stub portion.

It is preferred to number consecutively the portions of the stub appropriate to each form and if desired the forms may have corresponding numbers.

It is not essential that the strips be secured by staples to form the stub. They may for instance be secured by adhesive applied to the edge face of the stub with or without reinforcement of mul or like fabric material.

Further there may be only one strip or there may be more than two strips of record material in the pad.

I claim:

A continuous stationery pad comprising a plurality of strips of paper folded together about transverse lines of weakening into zig-zag form, in which each strip is provided with a longitudi nally extending line of weakening adjacent to one edge, in which the edge portions of the successive layers of the strips outside the longitudi- REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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